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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1871
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BIRSLT PEA-CLOTH, n. A cloth for gowns, printed with what was known as the coloured “birstle-pea” pattern.Rnf. 1871 D. Gilmour “Pen” Folk (1879) 48:
She was . . . done up in kip leather and birslt pea-cloth.
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